repudiation

Example Sentences

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Muir is at pains to emphasize “this is purely the trader in me speaking” and rather than a formal repudiation of the investment case for silver, he just thinks the price action looks tired.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 22, 2026

It is a repudiation of cosmopolitan universalism in favor of historical continuity and particular identity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

Spain on Tuesday summoned Iran's ambassador to Madrid to express "strong repudiation and condemnation" of a crackdown on protests that rights groups say has killed hundreds, the foreign minister said.

From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026

Two days after the game, Clark, like she did several times last year, gave her usual surface-level repudiation of any hatred around her, the Fever and the WNBA.

From Salon • May 28, 2025

In effect, Jay’s Treaty was a repudiation of the Franco-American alliance of 1778, which had been so instrumental in gaining French military assistance for the winning of the American Revolution.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis